Society - as it is perceived by lawmakers to exist when laws are made - is rudamentarily protected by voluntary obedience to law and appropriate enforcement of laws. But society succeeds and advances only by people doing more for justice, peace, public health and environmental protection than the law requires.
The health of any society, from nuclear family to humanity as a whole, depends on its members exercising their freedom - expressing their natural selfishness - with love of others and the commitment to do one's part, ideally one's best, for others' health and well-being.
